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Rail freight traffic relatively flat
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGains in intermodal helped offset a downturn in carload traffic during the month of March 2015, the week ended March 28 and the year’s first quarter, the...
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New rail-served industrial park planned in Fort Worth
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorRidge Development plans to construct a two-building industrial park on 47 acres in north Fort Worth, the company announced on April 1, 2015. The first...
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More SD70ACe locomotives for Ferromex
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFerrocarril Méxicano (Ferromex) has taken delivery of the first 10 of 19 Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD, a Progress Rail Services company) SD70ACe...
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Tri-Rail to open at the airport
Written by: Jennifer Nunez, Railway Track & StructuresSouth Florida Regional Transportation Authority/Tri-Rail’s new Miami International Airport Station (MIA) will open April 5, 2015, as part of...
View ArticleAmtrak pen trumps Freedom of Information Act sword
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorJohn Mica, the Republican pol from Florida, alleges something fishy with Amtrak’s hamburger prices. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel...
View ArticleUSDOT makes $500 million available for next round of TIGER
Written by: Jennifer Nunez, Railway Track & StructuresThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is making $500 million available for the seventh round of the Transportation Investment...
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ZTR Control Systems expands to Berlin
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorZTR Control Systems will soon be launching a new office in Berlin, Germany, a major European logistics hub, adding to existing facilities in Minneapolis and...
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Denver's new EMUs take "maiden voyage"
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Regional Transportation District of Denver (RTD) recently took delivery on its first set of 66 electric multiple-unit (EMU) cars from Hyundai-Rotem....
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Amtrak's Oregon service under threat
Written by: Kevin Smith, International Railway JournalAmtrak's Cascades service between Portland and Eugene will end if Oregon's state legislature enacts the budget adopted by its Joint Ways and Means...
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Examining the DOT v. AAR Supreme Court decision regarding Amtrak
Written by: Kevin M. Sheys, Nossaman LLP, for Railway AgeOn March 9, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, No....
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Greenbrier reports record second quarter
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Greenbrier Companies Inc. (GBRX), Lake Oswego, Ore., released its financial results April 7, 2015, for its second fiscal quarter, which ended on Feb....
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NTSB wants all tanks in a blanket
Written by: David Thomas, Contributing EditorProponents of current plans to renew the continent’s crude oil tank car fleet arrived at work April 7 to find another embarrassing egg laid at their...
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Cold Train files $41 million lawsuit against BNSF
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorSteven Lawson, former President and CEO of Cold Train and Mike Lerner, former Managing Member have filed a $41 million lawsuit against Burlington Northern...
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Testing under way on LA's Expo Line
Written by: Jennifer Nunez, Railway Track & StructuresClearance testing for the second phase of the Expo Line light rail project in Los Angeles began April 6 with a train operating under its own...
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GE Transportation completes first production test of Tier 4 engine
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorGE Transportation has completed the first production test, which evaluates the performance, emissions and mechanical properties, of its GE Evolution Series...
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The Canadian resumes transcontinental schedule
Written by: David Thomas, Contributing EditorSomewhere near the photo-worn steel trestle at Miniota, Manitoba, Via Rail’s eastbound and westbound Canadians will meet Sunday, April 12, 2015 for the...
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Intermodal uptick once again offsets carload dip
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorAccording to the most recent figures from the Association of American Railroads (AAR), yet another increase in intermodal traffic helped offset carload...
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Brookville powers Central California Traction
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBrookville Equipment Corp. has shipped two EPA Tier-4 BL12CG CoGeneration™ low-emissions switchers to Central California Traction (CCT) that will be...
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All tied up
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorAll indicators are pointing to a vibrant crosstie market across all segments: wood, concrete, steel, and composite. The freight railroads’ estimated...
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Dispatcher's delight
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefDispatching, says Norfolk Southern Manager-Dispatch Planning Systems Charlie Turnipseed, “is like a game of chess.” Like chess players, train dispatchers...
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